No-bake lemon jelly cake

No-bake lemon jelly cake

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A refreshing, no-bake dessert: lemon jelly, whipped cream with milk, and sweetened lemon juice, to be left in the refrigerator overnight.

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At a glance: serves 8 people, 8 hr 20 min total (20 min prep and 8 hr resting), no cooking, difficulty: easy, about $0.23 per person.

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A refreshing, no-bake dessert made with gelatin and lemon cream, which should be refrigerated overnight.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time—
  • Resting8 hr
  • Total8 hr 20 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodNo cooking required
  • Estimated cost$1.82 $0.23 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 16, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

8 people
  • $0.84
  • $0.46
  • $0.24
  • $0.28

Prices from US supermarkets for 1 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Thoroughly mix the whipped cream and milk, then store in the refrigerator.
  2. Zest the lemons, squeeze their juice, then mix the juice with the powdered sugar until it is fully dissolved. ≈ 8 min
  3. Dissolve the lemon jelly in boiling water, then add the cold water.
  4. Add the lemon-sugar mixture and whipped cream to the jelly, then mix well. ≈ 4 min
  5. Pour servir, pourver the mixture into a rectangular glass dish and refrigerate overnight before serving.

The bill

No-bake lemon jelly cake

  • 3 lemons$0.84
  • 120 g of powdered sugar$0.46
  • 240 ml of milk$0.24
  • 1 packet of lemon jelly$0.28

Total$1.82

that's $0.23 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 3 lemons
  • 120 g of powdered sugar
  • 1 package of whipped cream (chantilly)
  • 240 ml of milk
  • 1 packet of lemon jelly
  • 600 ml of hot water
  • 600 ml of cold water

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